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'The war has cost us a lot', Russian ambassador tells Sky News

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Russia's ambassador to the UK admits to Sky's Yalda Hakim that Russian progress on the battlefield has slowed.

Andrey Kelin said President Putin's war against Ukraine has taken a toll on the Russian economy - adding the country can't afford to lose the war.

"We simply have to win it. That is the way we still continue to do it," he told Sky News.

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